Mood Disorders — Comprehensive Lecture Note

Mood Disorders
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,DEFINITION

, Mood – sustained feeling that is experienced
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internally that influences a patient’s behavior
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and perception of the world.
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 Affect – external expression of mood.
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 Definition: Group of diagnoses where ii i i i i




disturbance of a person’s mood is believed to be
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the main underlying feature.
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, The fundamental disturbance is a change in mood or
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be depression or elation. i i i




The mood change is usually accompanied by a change in
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Elevated mood i Depressed mood i Others

Expansiveness Lack of energy /interest
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Flight of ideas i i Feelings of guilt i i Change in Cognitive abilities
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Decreased sleep i Difficulty in concentration i Change in speechi i




Grandiose ideas i Loss of appetite
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Thoughts of death i i



/suicide